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From: "Ryan Masse" <mail@max-info.net>
To: "Bud Roth" <bud_roth@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: hacked /etc/passwd and can't reboot
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 17:46:36 -0400
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boot into single user mode and edit the file

Ryan


> I wanted FreeBSD to boot into bash, not sh, so I
> changed the default shell for the two users on my
> system (bud and root) in the file /etc/passwd from
> /bin/sh to /bin/bash.  Stupid me.  Either bash is not
> in /bin or it just won't work.  The result is that I
> cannot log in.  How can I either reboot off of a
> floppy and edit passwd to take out the offensive "ba"
> or use the command prompt that FreeBSD temporarily
> gives me when booting up to do the same?
>
> Silly mistake on my part, I confess.  8-(
>
> Any help would be most appreciated.
>
> Bud
>
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